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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min
Dunbar Rail Station
Rail
- 8.7 km straight lineabout 108 min
East Linton
Rail
- 15.2 km straight lineabout 190 min
North Berwick Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 95 m straight lineabout 1 min
Steadings Crescent
Bus · opp · west
- 123 m straight lineabout 2 min
Middlemass Road
Bus · opp · west
- 128 m straight lineabout 2 min
Middlemass Road
Bus · adj · east
- 181 m straight lineabout 2 min
Steadings Crescent
Bus · at · east
- 277 m straight lineabout 3 min
Muirfield Road
Bus · opp · south-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH42 1GA
Registers of Scotland · East Linton and Rural - 07 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£405,320
Median price: £412,000
2023 sales · 19 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH42 1GA
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 8 — Least deprived 20–30%5403
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 16
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5657.5
- Employment
- 5162
- Health
- 6444
- Education
- 6308
- Access
- 764
- Crime
- 6006
- Housing
- 4788
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH42 1GA
Postcode
EH42 1GA
Coordinates
55.9894, -2.5189
Grid reference
NT677775
Easting
367,725
Northing
677,501
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VXFQJ+QC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
East Lothian
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
East Lothian
Local Authority
Council AreaLothian East S14000096
Constituency
S14000096Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Dunbar and East Linton
Constituency code
S14000096
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
East Lothian
Health & NHS
Lothian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Lothian
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
East Lothian Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
East Lothian Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
East Linton and Rural - 08 S01015994
S01015994MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
East Linton and Rural S02002961
S02002961LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ20 - 07 S01008283
S01008283MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ20 S02001553
S02001553Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:05 AM
Sunrise
4:41 PM
Sunset
9 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:05 AM
Sunset (today)
4:41 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 36 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentDecember 2000 — Introduced
Postcode EH42 1GA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5403 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01015994 and MSOA S02002961 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH42 1GA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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